NBA Final Intelligence
Milwaukee Bucks 104, Denver Nuggets 108 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Milwaukee Bucks 104, Denver Nuggets 108. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIL 23-27 DEN; Q2 MIL 29-35 DEN; Q3 MIL 22-23 DEN; Q4 MIL 30-23 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 31 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Myles Turner (MIL) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MIL
31 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 1 3PM · 10-17 FG
Scoring · DEN
25 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 8-12 FG
Scoring · DEN
23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 7-16 FG
Season highs
Zeke Nnaji · Season-high 10 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
MIL
7 largest lead
Q1 5:29 (MIL 18, DEN 11) · 11-0 run, Q1 9:26–Q1 7:43
DEN
15 largest lead
Q2 2:52 (MIL 42, DEN 57) · 14-0 run, Q2 4:38–Q2 2:52
Swings
6 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists) (Q3 5:35, MIL 68, DEN 69).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:27 Aaron Gordon makes 14-foot fade away jump shotDEN · MIL 92, DEN 99
- Q4 4:00 Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)MIL · MIL 95, DEN 99
- Q4 3:39 Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)DEN · MIL 95, DEN 102
- Q4 3:29 AJ Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)MIL · MIL 98, DEN 102
- Q4 3:07 Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)DEN · MIL 98, DEN 104
- Q4 2:48 Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 15-foot two point shot (Ryan Rollins assists)MIL · MIL 100, DEN 104
- Q4 2:24 Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · MIL 100, DEN 105
- Q4 1:22 Ryan Rollins makes running layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)MIL · MIL 102, DEN 105
- Q4 0:09 Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · MIL 102, DEN 106
- Q4 0:05 Kyle Kuzma makes driving layupMIL · MIL 104, DEN 106
- Q4 0:04 Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · MIL 104, DEN 107
- Q4 0:04 Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · MIL 104, DEN 108
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 23 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 104 | |
| DEN | 27 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 108 |
🧮 How They Scored
MILDEN
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
31Bench points46
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.9%Effective FG%48.3%
8.8%Turnover %6.5%
22.2%Offensive rebound %22.7%
0.235Free-throw rate0.356
Box Score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. G | 38 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4-17 | 1-6 | 1-1 | -3 |
| A.J. Green G | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Ryan Rollins G | 35 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo F | 33 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-17 | 1-3 | 10-14 | +16 |
| Kyle Kuzma F | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | -14 |
| Myles Turner C-F | 24 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 3-4 | -5 |
| Bobby Portis F | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Gary Harris G | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Gary Trent Jr. G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -21 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson G | 39 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-19 | 4-6 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 37 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 35 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 5-9 | 4-5 | +27 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 32 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 7-9 | -11 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 28 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 | +22 |
| Spencer Jones F | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Bruce Brown G | 24 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | +15 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | -12 |
| Julian Strawther G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Starter | 33 | 31 | 66.9 | 33.8 | +23.1 | 28.9 |
| Myles Turner | Starter | 24 | 16 | 82.0 | 18.5 | -8.0 | 12.4 |
| A.J. Green | Starter | 37 | 14 | 87.5 | 10.7 | +11.1 | 11.5 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Starter | 38 | 10 | 28.7 | 23.3 | -8.2 | 6.0 |
| Ryan Rollins | Starter | 35 | 2 | 11.1 | 13.6 | +10.2 | 2.0 |
| Bobby Portis | Bench | 17 | 14 | 77.8 | 25.0 | -12.3 | 14.1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | Bench | 26 | 11 | 40.9 | 20.0 | -32.5 | 5.7 |
| Gary Harris | Bench | 15 | 6 | 150.0 | 5.6 | -37.3 | 13.2 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -70.0 | -3.0 |
| Amir Coffey | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cole Anthony | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jericho Sims | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 32 | 23 | 57.6 | 28.6 | -16.2 | 17.1 |
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 39 | 19 | 47.8 | 26.4 | +6.8 | 10.5 |
| Jalen Pickett | Starter | 37 | 13 | 48.4 | 16.7 | -14.1 | 9.9 |
| Spencer Jones | Starter | 25 | 5 | 27.8 | 16.1 | -29.6 | -5.6 |
| Hunter Tyson | Starter | 12 | 2 | 43.1 | 10.0 | -51.5 | 4.0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 35 | 25 | 88.0 | 18.1 | +38.0 | 13.6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 28 | 14 | 62.5 | 18.2 | +42.9 | 16.0 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 24 | 7 | 36.3 | 16.9 | +35.2 | 9.9 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 08 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | +26.1 | -2.1 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
MIL 0
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Last 11 meetings · since 2020-21
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- MIL 117@DEN 127 Recap
- DEN 112@MIL 121 Recap
- DEN 95@MIL 112 Recap
- MIL 107@DEN 113 Recap
- MIL 106@DEN 129 Recap
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